US Troops In Eastern Afghanistan Won't Rest For Winter
19 November 2008
'US Troops In Eastern Afghanistan Won't Rest For Winter', Los Angeles Times, 19 November 2008
EXCERPT: "U.S. troops in Afghanistan will continue pursuing extremists in the eastern part of the country over the brutal winter months, but lack the forces in southern areas to mount the same offensive, the top U.S. commander there said Tuesday. U.S. efforts in eastern Afghanistan could be helped by pressure on extremist groups...
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Out Of Taliban Trenches, Into Irrigation Ditches
19 November 2008
'Out Of Taliban Trenches, Into Irrigation Ditches', The Chronicle Herald, 19 November 2008
EXCERPT: "The pace of construction on the irrigation project is painfully slow on a warm, sunny day near the tiny village of Pasab in the Zhari district of Afghanistan. The fact that the Afghan men, wearing colourful traditional dress, were using picks, shovels and wheelbarrows might have something to do with it. About 200 workers...
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Kabul Conference Pledges Support For Sustainable Return
19 November 2008
'Kabul Conference Pledges Support For Sustainable Return', AlertNet, 19 November 2008
EXCERPT: "The Afghan government and the UN refugee agency today pledged to strengthen efforts for returnees and displaced people within the Afghanistan National Development Strategy. 'The story of Afghanistan's return process marks one of the largest and most successful voluntary repatriation programmes in recent decades,' said...
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A Turning Point For The Taliban?
19 November 2008
'Taliban's Spiritual Fathers Denounce Terror. Could Taliban Be Next?', Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, 19 November 2008
EXCERPT: "What would happen if the Taliban's spiritual fathers denounced terrorism? That, in effect, is what has taken place in Deoband, the northern Indian hometown of the austere form of Sunni Islam followed by the Taliban. In May, Darul Uloom Deoband Madrasah, located north of New Dehli, issued...
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